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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND VALLEY SD·NCES 420711001698
Monroe Elementary School
1240 Boiling Springs Rd, Boiling Springs, PA 17007 · (717) 697-0028 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
155 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.5pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 52.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 53.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monroe Elementary School
Monroe Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary School this school | 512 | 30.3% | 59.8% |
| East Coventry Elementary School Pottstown | 479 | 29.4% | 73.4% |
| Lingle Avenue Elementary School Palmyra | 547 | 33.1% | 82.6% |
| South Elementary School Trappe | 459 | 26.6% | 75.2% |
| Asbury Elementary School Fairview | 572 | 36.5% | 67.9% |
| Sporting Hill Elementary School Mechanicsburg | 580 | 34.0% | 60.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monroe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #596 of 1,396 | #17 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #733 of 1,511 ▼ 73 | #21 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #609 of 1,511 ▼ 191 | #17 of 34 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #496 of 1,638 | #11 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,227 of 1,528 | #23 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #833 of 1,531 | #32 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #1,325 of 1,600 | #31 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #246 of 450 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
512
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 512 | 34.6 | 14.8:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 31.6 | 16.5:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 30.6 | 15.6:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 22% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 31.5 | 15.2:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 24% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 8% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (478 to 512); teachers up 10% (31.5 to 34.6).
About Monroe Elementary School
Monroe Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, administered by Cumberland Valley SD. The latest federal count shows 512 students in kindergarten through 5.
The 11 schools of Cumberland Valley SD, including Monroe Elementary School, enroll 10,374 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Monroe Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 8% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.8:1 comes from the school's 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 30% in 2024-25. That is 11 points below the 41% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
The allk12 Grade for Monroe Elementary School is C+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Monroe Elementary School's results are 4.8 points below predicted: 59.8% against 64.6%.
Monroe Elementary School is located in Cumberland County, where the median household income is $87,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Monroe Elementary School, Cumberland County has 56 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Iron Forge Elementary School, about 3.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 58.6% on proficiency, and Monroe Elementary School is above that at 59.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Monroe Elementary School had 492 students, to 2024-25, when it had 512. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland Valley SD
- Cumberland Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,163 students
- Mountain View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,403 students
- Eagle View Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Winding Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,055 students
- Shaull Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- Sporting Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs High SchoolHigh · 707 students
- Yellow Breeches Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Iron Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
Other Monroe Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. Monroe Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 36.
- Monroe Elementary SchoolMonroe, OH · 1,166 students
- Monroe ElementaryHanford, CA · 611 students
- Monroe ElementaryMonroe, GA · 605 students
- Monroe ElementaryRiverside, CA · 596 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolNew Richmond, OH · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Iron Forge Elementary School3.0 mi · 468
- Boiling Springs High School3.1 mi · 707
- Yellow Breeches Middle School3.3 mi · 508
- Mechanicsburg Area SHS4.2 mi · 1,412
- Broad Street Elementary School4.4 mi · 239
- Shepherdstown Elementary School4.7 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Monroe Elementary School?
Monroe Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Monroe Elementary School serve?
Monroe Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Monroe Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Monroe Elementary School?
Student demographics at Monroe Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Monroe Elementary School?
Monroe Elementary School is overseen by Cumberland Valley SD in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.